Clear plastic dome covering the statue of Anteros (it is NOT Eros) in Piccadilly Circus, London, W1, UK.
IMPT This statue was intended to be an image of the twin brother of Eros, Anteros. It is not Eros but is popularly known as the statue of Eros in just about every reference made to it: "The statue is generally believed to depict Eros but was intended to be an image of his twin brother, Anteros. The sculptor Alfred Gilbert had already sculpted a statue of Anteros and, when commissioned for the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, chose to reproduce the same subject, who, as "The God of Selfless Love" was deemed to represent the philanthropic 7th Earl of Shaftesbury suitably. Gilbert described Anteros as portraying "reflective and mature love, as opposed to Eros or Cupid, the frivolous tyrant." The model for the sculpture was Gilbert's studio assistant, a 16-year-old Italian, Angelo Colarossi (born 1875)" From Wikipedia
Size: 3624px × 2415px
Location: Piccadilly Circus, London, W1, UK
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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